Monday, January 25, 2016

William Hardy Hill

William Hardy Hill
“Doc Hill (William Hardy Hill) was kind of the maverick businessman in Hilo … (he,) eventually, became probably the most influential businessman on this island.” ‘Doc’ acquired his moniker for selling eyeglasses (License No 1,) after he came to the Big Island in 1913; he opened the Hill Optical.
Doc added his jewelry business in 1919, and both his optical and jewelry businesses were among the largest in the Territory. It's well known that Senator WH ‘Doc’ Hill of Hilo is a capitalist. He was a Hawai‘i Senator and a businessman. ‘Doc’ Hill died in 1970.

About Me

I am a lifetime resident of Hawai`i. I’ve been in the private sector for 30-years, 2-years in County Administration and 4 1/2-years in State Administration. Our firm, Ho`okuleana LLC, is a planning and consulting firm assisting property owners with land use planning efforts, including environmental review, entitlement process, permitting, community outreach, etc.
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About the historical posts … in an effort to provide brief background summaries of various people, places and events in Hawaiʻi, I make informal compilations from a variety of sources. These are not intended to be technical reference documents; rather they are assemblages of information and images from various sources. In many cases, specific citations and attributions are often omitted. The images and text in various posts are from various sources and are presented for personal, non-commercial and/or educational purposes.